Microsoft Reserved VM Instance Standard_F4s_v2 3-Year Subscription
Secure consistent compute capacity with a 3-year Microsoft Reserved VM Instance for the Standard_F4s_v2 instance type in US East 2, optimizing your cloud spend.
- Cost Savings: Lock in lower prices compared to pay-as-you-go rates for predictable cloud expenses.
- Capacity Assurance: Guarantee availability of compute resources for critical workloads in your chosen region.
- Simplified Management: Streamline cloud resource planning with a fixed commitment for essential infrastructure.
- Performance Consistency: Maintain optimal performance for your applications with dedicated instance types.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Reserved VM Instance provides a commitment to use a specific VM type, Standard_F4s_v2, in the US East 2 region for a duration of 3 years. By reserving capacity, you gain significant cost savings compared to on-demand pricing, ensuring predictable expenses for your essential cloud infrastructure.
Designed for businesses requiring consistent compute power, this reservation is ideal for workloads that run continuously or have predictable usage patterns. It ensures that the necessary virtual machine resources are available when you need them, supporting critical business applications and services without unexpected interruptions or price fluctuations.
- Instance Type: Standard_F4s_v2, optimized for compute-intensive workloads.
- Region: US East 2, ensuring data locality and performance for specific user bases.
- Term: 3-year commitment for maximum cost efficiency.
- Billing Model: Subscription based, providing predictable monthly or annual costs.
- Microsoft Subscription: Managed through your existing Microsoft cloud agreement.
Optimize your cloud investment and ensure reliable performance for your critical applications with this long-term VM reservation.
What This Enables
Ensure Consistent Application Performance
Enable teams to maintain optimal performance for critical business applications by guaranteeing the availability of Standard_F4s_v2 compute resources. This reservation prevents performance degradation during peak usage periods, ensuring a reliable user experience.
Production workloads, business-critical applications, consistent compute demands
Optimize Cloud Infrastructure Costs
Streamline cloud budget management by locking in discounted pricing for essential VM instances over a 3-year term. This predictable cost structure helps avoid unexpected expenses associated with pay-as-you-go models.
Long-term cloud deployments, predictable resource utilization, cost-conscious IT planning
Guarantee Resource Availability
Automate the assurance of compute capacity in the US East 2 region, preventing resource contention and ensuring your workloads can scale as needed. This provides peace of mind for IT managers overseeing essential services.
High-availability configurations, disaster recovery sites, essential service hosting
Key Features
3-Year Commitment
Achieve significant cost savings compared to on-demand pricing by committing to a longer term.
Standard_F4s_v2 Instance Type
Access a compute-optimized VM size suitable for demanding applications and workloads.
US East 2 Region
Ensure data locality and low latency for users and services within this specific geographic area.
Subscription Billing
Benefit from predictable, fixed costs that simplify financial planning and budgeting.
Capacity Reservation
Guarantee the availability of compute resources, preventing potential downtime and performance issues.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require consistent, high-performance computing for trading platforms, risk analysis, and customer-facing applications, benefiting from predictable costs and guaranteed capacity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers use cloud resources for production management, IoT data processing, and supply chain optimization, needing reliable compute power for critical operational systems.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers and researchers rely on secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for electronic health records, medical imaging, and data analytics, where uptime and performance are paramount.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses utilize cloud services for point-of-sale systems, inventory management, and customer engagement platforms, requiring consistent availability to support daily operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Reserved VM Instance?
A Reserved VM Instance is a commitment to use a specific virtual machine type in a particular region for a set term, typically 1 or 3 years. This commitment allows cloud providers to offer you a significant discount compared to pay-as-you-go pricing.
How does this reservation save money?
By pre-purchasing capacity for a longer term, you receive a lower per-hour rate for the VM instance. This reservation directly reduces your overall cloud computing expenditure for the specified resources.
Can I change the VM instance type or region after purchase?
Generally, reserved instances are tied to the specific VM type and region purchased. Modifications may be possible under certain conditions or through specific exchange programs offered by the cloud provider, but are not guaranteed.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.